I Can Keep Palace Up- Roy Hodgson
The former
England manager replaced Frank de Boer, who
was sacked on Monday after 77 days with winless Palace bottom of the
league.
The Eagles
face Southampton at home on Saturday, having lost all four league games this
season without scoring.
"It
could be a good year if it ends up with Palace in the Premier League and the
fans happy," said Hodgson.
"I
believe the team will stay up. Absolutely. I wouldn't have taken the job if I
didn't believe that, or that me and my coaching staff would be the people to do
that."
The
70-year-old has been out of management since resigning as England boss after
their defeat by Iceland at the last-16 stage of Euro 2016.
The former
defender, who is from Croydon, played for Palace's youth team in the 1960s, but
never broke into the first team.
Hodgson
added: "It's a chapter in the book of life opening for me, and one I'm
looking forward to. One I'm hoping brings joy to the fans of Crystal Palace.
That would be special because I am a Croydon boy and didn't leave here until I
was 24 years of age."
After
Saturday's game, Palace face trips to Manchester United and Manchester City
before hosting Premier League champions Chelsea.
He added:
"This is a 34-game season. We've had a bad start, and we've handicapped
ourselves by not taking any points from the first four games.
"But our
focus is really on May, not the end of September. Leagues aren't won or teams
relegated in September."
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